The Damned were the first UK punk band to release a single in October 1976. They were the first UK punk band to release an album in February 1977. Unfortunately, they lacked the hip gunslinger cool of the Clash, the danger and threat of the Sex Pistols, and the well-rehearsed nihilism of countless other bands from that era. Well, who's laughing now eh? The Damned have just released a new album, the drolly entitled Evil Spirits . We've been waiting since 1981 for the new one...